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itinerary of french wine region-train or drive?

We decided on Burgandy and Alsace. Thinking of taking the train friday from Paris to Dijon and renting a car. do we stay one night in Dijon? then drive? or train to Beune? stay there one night? drive the wine route then over to Alsace region-drive there? drive alsace wine road. stay where for 2-3 nights? stay in Strasbourg? then return the car and take a train back to Paris on wednesday. how does this sound?

We pick up our cars at the Dijon train station (be careful about the 2 hour closures at lunch) and then drive to Beaune as we prefer to stay in the smaller town as it's easier to drive in and out of. They are only an hour apart so I wouldn't spilt my nights. Just pick one. But don't miss at least a day in Dijon and do the Owl tour from the tourist office.

You will probably want a car so won't need trains other than to get to and from Paris.

I would spend the time in Burgundy then drive to Alsace and stay along the wine route - we loved Riquewihr - for a few days, then perhaps drop the car and spend a couple nights in Strasbourg before taking the train back to Paris.

Just noticed your timeframe - Fri to Wed? 5 nights? That will give you 4 full days...I would pick one of these regions as it will take a large portion of your day travelling between the two leaving you with only 3 full days to enjoy the regions. That doesn't really give you time to see either but 4 days in one region will give you time to see some sights, taste some wine and enjoy the region.

I wouldn't split my nights between Dijon and Beaune, either. I enjoyed DIjon, you could easily spend a day there and not rent the car until the next day when you are ready to leave. Do you have some reason to want to see Beaune or not? I didn't think much of it myself and if you are going elsewhere, not sure it's worth a special effort.